Greater New Orleans

Pierre Warren (42) intercepts a deep throw during the final preseason game against the Baltimore Rav

Pierre Warren (42) intercepts a deep throw during the final preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens at the Superdome in New Orleans, Thursday August 28, 2014. (Dmitriy Pritykin, NOLA.com / The Times-Picayune)

Sources confirmed five of those members to NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune on Monday, with Coleman, Wade, Frederick, Rooks and Davis confirmed to have inked their deals after they cleared waivers on Sunday.

However Davis' case was an interesting one, as a source said the Saints offered a practice squad contract, withdraw it, and then offered him another one. The process drug out throughout the afternoon before he faxed the contract in.

McClain was a 2012 undrafted rookie free agent who signed with the Baltimore Ravens and was on the Oakland Raiders' active roster in 2013. He was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills, who released him in Satuday's cut down to 53.

Rooks was the Saints' sixth round, and final, selection in the 2014 NFL draft. The team did not have a seventh rounder. However, he was not able to show much in the preseason after beginning camp on the non football injury list and then getting only a few offensive snaps in the final two preseason games. He was the starting right tackle for Kansas State for two seasons in college.

Wade and Frederick were both on the club's active roster last season after joining the team as late season injury replacements. Wade, a 2012 seventh round draft pick by the Cleveland Browns, played in two regular season games for the Saints in 2013 and also in both playoff contests.

Frederick was signed by the Saints off the Cleveland Brown's practice squad in December and was also with them during the playoffs.

2014's practice squad is entirely different from the previous season. At the end of last season, the team offered five practice squad players reserve/futures contracts--wide receivers Andy Tanner and Charles Hawkins, fullback Austin Johnson, offensive tackle Marcel Jones and guard Senio Kelemete.

Tanner was recently placed on injured reserve and Johnson and Kelemete are now on the active roster. Hawkins and Jones were apparently not offered new practice squad contracts with New Orleans.

Quarterback Ryan Griffin, who began last season on the practice squad and was promoted to the active roster midseason, will remain on the 53-man squad.